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Spiral Wetland by Stacy Levy

“Meshing the clarity of maps and diagrams, and the accessibility of science with the visceral sense of the site, I try to create an instant of wonder and understanding for the viewer.” – Stacy Levy Spiral Wetland is an outdoor … Continue reading

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Call to Artists – GREEN ART PARADE

Green Public Art Consultancy invites artists, performers and designers to create floats, placards, portable sculptures, kites, performances, art bikes, balloons and street spectacles for a Green Art Parade! Parade entries can make political statements, environmental messages. For inspiration, visit this … Continue reading

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Vasquez Rocks Rammed Earth Workshop – Photos

Designed by artist team Didier Hess (Jenna Didier and Oliver Hess) as a slow release time capsule, the community was invited to bring personal artifacts to insert into the earth as the workshop participants added the rammed layers. These artifacts … Continue reading

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Vasquez Rocks Rammed Earth Workshop

Part materials workshop – Part art project – Part community time capsule Join us for a FREE WORKSHOP on August 18-19 from 9AM-5PM. This unique opportunity is a rare moment to get your hands dirty and participate in the creation … Continue reading

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Inspired Garden Created by Students

This week I was invited to speak about my work to an Environmental Studies class at Carson High School. As one might expect, I think they taught me more then I them. Over the past 6 years the students at … Continue reading

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Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies

This month the Land Art Generator Initiative released a free Field Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies. The first edition handbook will likely serve as a useful resource for artists and anyone else interested in a clean energy future. LAGI makes … Continue reading

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LAGI announces it’s 2012 competition

In partnership with New York City’s Department of Parks & Recreation, the 2012 Land Art Generator Initiative design competition is being held for a site within Freshkills Park (the former Fresh Kills Landfill) in New York City. The competition is … Continue reading

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Art and Sustainability: Breaking Through the Walls at the LA Green Festival

Green Public Art Consultancy will participate in a panel discussion, with Los Angeles aerosol artist ManOne and Justin Yoffe, Executive Director of Arts:Earth Partnership, about how artists can make green choices in their own art practice at Los Angeles’ Green … Continue reading

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Public Art – Green, Functional and Beautiful

On October 8th Rebecca Ansert, Founder of Green Public Art Consultancy, was invited to speak at the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places (AIPP) Symposium , OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design. AIPP staff, Carrie Brown and … Continue reading

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OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design

OFF THE GRID: Recharging Public Art + Design, a full-day symposium hosted by the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places Program, will feature an intimate look at existing and future public art and design in the Seaholm District, a … Continue reading

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